Re: [WikiEN-l] A reader's experience with "The Closed, Unfriendly World Of Wikipedia"

2011-12-07 Thread Charles Matthews
On 5 December 2011 22:08, Nathan wrote: > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Charles Matthews > wrote: > > > > > I can quite see why people do think Wikipedia "Byzantine", which is the > > basic message of what we are talking about. Probably trainee medics curse > > the immune system as unreasonab

Re: [WikiEN-l] A reader's experience with "The Closed, Unfriendly World Of Wikipedia"

2011-12-07 Thread Alasdair
Its also the case that even our complex systems are not easy to navigate and that the wiki system can be very confusing for new users beyond just the complexity of our bureaucracy. In the example that sparked this conversation, the new editor struggled to understand the difference between deleti